false 405220 0 0 769575 1591025095 9781591025092 4 <![CDATA[Blind Spots: Why Smart People Do Dumb Things]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178199725m/769575.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178199725s/769575.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/769575.Blind_Spots_Why_Smart_People_Do_Dumb_Things 3.12 17 We often criticize such incidents with remarks like "How dumb!" or "What was he thinking?" But psychologist Madeleine L. Van Hecke argues that much of what we label stupidity can better be explained as blind spots. Just as the blind spot in the driver's side mirror can swallow up a passing car, patterns in the way we think can likewise become blind spots, sifting out information and observations that to other people seem obvious. Drawing on research in creativity, cognitive psychology, critical thinking, child development, education, and philosophy, Dr. Van Hecke shows how our assets as thinkers create the very blind spots that become our worst liabilities. She devotes a chapter to each of ten mental blind spots that afflict even the smartest people: not stopping to think, jumping to conclusions, my-side bias, getting trapped by categories, and much more. At the end of each chapter she offers tactics for overcoming that specific blind spot, so we can become more creative and competent thinkers.

Full of funny, poignant stories about human foibles, Blind Spots offers many insights for improving our social and political lives while giving us fresh slants into the minds of people who are poles apart from ourselves.

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But how true is that?

The more we understand about how the brain works, the clearer it becomes that often our brain kicks in before we do. For example:


1. The more expert we become, the less we "think."

2. Our brain can con us into being sure that we're right--even when we're wrong.

3. Without consulting us, our brain decides who to trust.


The good news is that leaders can use what researchers have learned about the brain to manage their own brains more effectively. That's the first Brain Advantage. Just as important, leaders can use that knowledge to manage other people more effectively. That's the second Brain Advantage.

The Brain Advantage does for business leaders what few have time to do for themselves. It combines the latest brain research with insights from psychological studies of how people think. It uses powerful stories to convey that information, and presents it in short, readable chapters.

Each chapter is divided into three parts:

- "What s the story?" reports in concise, digestible terms the science behind how the brain works.

- "Interesting, but so what?" discusses how this research is relevant to business leadership today.

- "What if ..." illustrates what leaders might do differently if they were truly to lead with the brain in mind.

The Brain Advantage shows leaders how to become even more effective decision-makers, communicators, and change-agents.

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